Synopsis
Supporting the British Armed Forces in the UK and overseas.Forces Radio BFBS beams a unique mix of music, news and entertainment around the world. We have stations in 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Brunei, Canada, the Falklands, Germany and Nepal. Hear the full service on the free app, Sky Guide 0211, Freesat Channel 786, or right here on the web at www.forces.net/radio
Episodes
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The BIG Friday Show Podcast - Week Seven
02/11/2016 Duration: 52minThis week was a spooky Halloween special with Claire Owen from Lostbox, top dog comedian Rufus Hound and some pretty scary costumes. If only Hal had remembered to bring his mask in! Discover more about Lostbox here > https://mylostbox.com/ We've also doubled up on podcast ONLY extra content... content .... content... Tell us what you think @bfbs #BigFridayShow
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The Little Film Show Uncut - Episode 12
28/10/2016 Duration: 36minFormer Royal Marine Cassidy Little is taking his Little Film Show from the (depending on the size of your TV) big screen straight to your ears! In this weekly podcast Cassidy will be discussing all things movies, films, talkies, motion pictures, silver screen and so on with a bunch of his friends. This week Transmission Controller Adam Scott and Digital Producers Greg Allwood and Laura Skitt will help him explore the wonderful world of make believe... In this episode Cassidy & his buddies discuss actors that take on roles that go against their type cast. Follow Cassidy on Twitter here > @Bears_eat_oats, The @LittleFilmShow < here Listen to BFBS Radio via DAB, Sky 0211, Freesat 786, on FM around the Forces world or on the free BFBS Radio app
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Andy McNab In Conversation With Hal Stewart
27/10/2016 Duration: 35minAndy McNab, the well known novelist and former SAS man, shares stories from his controversial life with Hal Stewart in a unique and fascinating one hour programme. You can now hear the 'Bravo Two Zero' author choose poignant music to shape and add colour to his recollections in a candid and honest special interview. DAB | Online | Sky 0211 | Freesat 786 | On FM | Free BFBS Radio app
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The BIG Friday Show Podcast - Week Six
25/10/2016 Duration: 01h03minNot only was it Trafalgar Day but on this weeks #BigFridayShow singer Imani Williams talks about her music. Britain's Got Talent winner, magic man and all round top bloke Richard Jones chats and plays 'Could It Be Magic' with Jay and Hal. We've also doubled up on podcast ONLY extra content... content .... content... Tell us what you think @bfbs #BigFridayShow
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The Little Film Show Uncut - Episode 11
21/10/2016 Duration: 30minFormer Royal Marine Cassidy Little is taking his Little Film Show from the (depending on the size of your TV) big screen straight to your ears! In this weekly podcast Cassidy will be discussing all things movies, films, talkies, motion pictures, silver screen and so on with a bunch of his friends. This week award winning BFBS Radio DJ Hal Stewart, Transmission Controller Adam Scott and Digital Producer Laura Skitt will help him explore the wonderful world of make believe... In this episode Cassidy & his buddies discuss nothing, absolutely nothing. Well, they chat about films and stuff but have no particular theme in this episode. Where will they go? Nobody knows... Follow Cassidy on Twitter here > @Bears_eat_oats, The @LittleFilmShow < here & Laura here > @DigitalLauraS. Listen to BFBS Radio via DAB, Sky 0211, Freesat 786, on FM around the Forces world or on the free BFBS Radio app
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Forces Radio BFBS Remembers Molly Rose
19/10/2016 Duration: 04minForces Radio BFBS' Amy Casey called Joy Lofthouse this morning to read some of the lovely messages that were posted on the RAF Banter Facebook yesterday. You can hear our conversation here and her message back to everyone that had taken the time to express their thanks for her service. During the phone call she told me of the sad loss of one of the ladies she served with Molly Rose. Joy and Molly caught up regularly and had adventures together well into their 90’s. In memory of Molly, we would like to share the ladies together chatting at an air show in 2011. Their friendship, comradery and banter still evident after more than 72 years > www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3252522025&feature=iv&src_vid=erhkNjimwlM&v=Cjp5-q3Lf9U RIP Molly. Thank you for your service. I will find out more about Joy’s trip to the Royal Albert Hall with the BBC but I’m sure she will be rightly honoured along with Mary Ellis for their extraordinary service .
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The BIG Friday Show Podcast - Week Five
18/10/2016 Duration: 57minThe #BigFridayShow is back and this time we have legendary American actor and filmmaker Ron Howard, Smiley Smiley Carol Smillie and Great British Bake Off contestant Matt Riley! Former Royal Navy PTI and X Factor finalist Jay James; Guinness World Record holder Hal Stewart; wearer of fake glasses Producer Jason and Janet Jackson fan Internet Explorer Laura bring you their own style of forces fun, banter and ALL the lols.
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Tea With A National Treasure - The Joy Lofthouse Story
18/10/2016 Duration: 33minAfter discovering a story on Ops last year about the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), Forces Radio's Amy Casey set out to learn more and in doing so, was fortunate enough to spend time with one of the few remaining “Spitfire Girls”. Amy went to meet national treasure Joy Lofthouse at her home in Cirencester. Joy's stories of her days with the ATA were incredible. To mark the Battle of Britain on Forces Radio BFBS, we aired unique stories of the heroines of the Second World War whose contributions to the war effort were nothing short of exceptional. You can hear "Tea With A National Treasure - The Joy Lofthouse Story" in full on BFBS Listen Again. Online | Sky 0211 | Freesat 786 | On FM | Free BFBS Radio app
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The Little Film Show Uncut - Episode 10
14/10/2016 Duration: 37minFormer Royal Marine Cassidy Little is taking his Little Film Show from the (depending on the size of your TV) big screen straight to your ears! In this weekly podcast Cassidy will be discussing all things movies, films, talkies, motion pictures, silver screen and so on with a bunch of his friends. This week Transmission Controller Adam Scott and Digital Producers Greg Allwood and Laura Skitt will help him explore the wonderful world of make believe... In this episode Cassidy & his buddies discuss True Life films Selma, Waterloo, The Imitation Game and many more. We also weigh in on the heavy topic of whether (spoiler alert!) Rose could have in fact saved Jack in Titanic... Follow Cassidy on Twitter here > @Bears_eat_oats, The @LittleFilmShow < here & Laura here > @DigitalLauraS. Listen to BFBS Radio via DAB, Sky 0211, Freesat 786, on FM around the Forces world or on the free BFBS Radio app
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The Little Film Show Uncut - Episode 9
07/10/2016 Duration: 29minFormer Royal Marine Cassidy Little is taking his Little Film Show from the (depending on the size of your TV) big screen straight to your ears! In this weekly podcast Cassidy will be discussing all things movies, films, talkies, motion pictures, silver screen and so on with a bunch of his friends. This week award winning BFBS Radio DJ Hal Stewart, Transmission Controller Adam Scott and Digital Producers Greg Allwood and Laura Skitt will help him explore the wonderful world of make believe... In this episode Cassidy & his buddies examine what makes a foreign film a foreign film? Follow Cassidy on Twitter here > @Bears_eat_oats, The @LittleFilmShow < here, Hal here > @DJHalStewart & Laura here > @DigitalLauraS. Listen to BFBS Radio via DAB, Sky 0211, Freesat 786, on FM around the Forces world or on the free BFBS Radio app
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What's it REALLY like to work for MI5?
06/10/2016 Duration: 38sFormer soldier turned spy Tom Marcus gives BFBS Sitrep an insiders view... Follow BFBS Sitrep on Twitter > @bfbsSitrep Pic: Wiki / Cnbrb
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The BIG Friday Show Podcast - Week Three
03/10/2016 Duration: 58minThe #BigFridayShow is back and this time we have the washboard abs of Australian heart-throb Peter Andre, Steph and Dom from Gogglebox and we also spoke to the lovely Denise van Outen! Former Royal Navy PTI and X Factor finalist Jay James; Guinness World Record holder Hal Stewart; currently in America Producer Jason and crossing her fingers that you'll subscribe to this podcast, Internet Explorer Laura bring you their own style of forces fun, banter and ALL the lols.
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The Little Film Show Uncut - Episode 8
30/09/2016 Duration: 35minFormer Royal Marine Cassidy Little is taking his Little Film Show from the (depending on the size of your TV) big screen straight to your ears! In this weekly podcast Cassidy will be discussing all things movies, films, talkies, motion pictures, silver screen and so on with a bunch of his friends. This week award winning BFBS Radio DJ Hal Stewart, Transmission Controller Adam Scott and Digital Producers Greg Allwood and Laura Skitt will help him explore the wonderful world of make believe... In this episode Cassidy & his buddies take on the mind boggling genre of time travel... Follow Cassidy on Twitter here > @Bears_eat_oats, The @LittleFilmShow < here, Hal here > @DJHalStewart & Laura here > @DigitalLauraS. Listen to BFBS Radio via DAB, Sky 0211, Freesat 786, on FM around the Forces world or on the free BFBS Radio app
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Their Finest Hour: On A Wing And A Prayer
27/09/2016 Duration: 17minWith September very much being the Battle of Britain month, Gini Carlin from BFBS Gibraltar has put together five short pieces involving personnel from RAF Gibraltar past and present, speaking about their roles in the present day (and thirty years ago) RAF and the roles they would have been doing during the Battle of Britain. Squadron Leader Richard Kinniburgh is the Executive Officer at RAF Gibraltar but harks back to his 1940 persona, the Officer that made sure the pilots had what they needed to complete the mission. Retired Sgt Derek Booth, who served in the RAF in Gib in the 80s as the Command photographer, talks about his role equipping mosquitoes and Spitfire reconnaissance aircraft. Flt Lt Avril Webb, the Air Safety Manager at RAF Gib becomes Flight Officer Avril Webb a radio operator of the Women’s Auxiliary Airforce, while Flt Lt Dave Ayton, OC Engineering Wing in Gib, tells of the problems of fatigue and worries of losing the Battle of Britain as an aircraft engineer. Chief Technician Simon Thorl
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The BIG Friday Show Podcast - Week Two
26/09/2016 Duration: 01h03minThe #BigFridayShow is back and this time we have X Factor winner Sam Bailey, impressionist and voice of Alexander The Meerkat Simon Greenall and comic legends Pat Mills and Mike Molcher from 2000 AD! Former Royal Navy PTI and X Factor finalist Jay James; Guinness World Record holder Hal Stewart; currently in America for reasons you'll soon find out Producer Jason and crossing her fingers that you'll subscribe to this podcast, Internet Explorer Laura bring you their own style of forces fun, banter and ALL the lols.
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The Little Film Show Uncut - Episode 7
23/09/2016 Duration: 29min*WARNING: This episode contains mildly offensive language* Former Royal Marine Cassidy Little is taking his Little Film Show from the (depending on the size of your TV) big screen straight to your ears! In this weekly podcast Cassidy will be discussing all things movies, films, talkies, motion pictures, silver screen and so on with a bunch of his friends. This week award winning BFBS Radio presenter Hal Stewart, Digital Producer Greg Allwood and Web Editor Laura Skitt will help him explore the wonderful world of make believe... In this episode Cassidy & his buddies take on the American military science fiction action horror film Aliens. Follow Cassidy on Twitter here > @Bears_eat_oats, The @LittleFilmShow < here, Hal here > @DJHalStewart & Laura here > @DigitalLauraS. Listen to BFBS Radio via DAB, Sky 0211, Freesat 786, on FM around the Forces world or on the free BFBS Radio app
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Welcome to the #BigFridayShow's Podcast
17/09/2016 Duration: 47minThis is the Forces Radio BFBS #BigFridayShow podcast. Our first show with Jay James, Hal Stewart, Jason Webster and Laura Skitt went on air on 16th September and we want to share all the best bits with you. Prepare for all the #bants and of course the #lols... Here's some information you might not know about the new show on Forces Radio BFBS. Two years after shooting to fame on The X Factor, former Royal Navy PTI Jay James has joined as a brand new presenter for Forces Radio, BFBS. After following advice from his mentor Simon Cowell to take his time over creating and releasing new music, the Welsh-born star is back in the studio and on the air waves. Jay will co-host 'The BIG Friday Show' - an exciting new programme with award-winning presenter Hal Stewart every Friday at 4pm (GMT) on UK DAB and across all BFBS stations worldwide. “I’m passionate about music and the Armed Forces. Having always been a massive fan of BFBS, it’s a real honour to be part of such a prestigious radio station." said Jay. "If yo
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The Little Film Show Uncut - Episode 6
16/09/2016 Duration: 25minFormer Royal Marine Cassidy Little is taking his Little Film Show from the (depending on the size of your TV) big screen straight to your ears! In this weekly podcast Cassidy will be discussing all things movies, films, talkies, motion pictures, silver screen and so on with a bunch of his friends. This week award winning BFBS Radio DJ Hal Stewart, Forces TV reporter Kate Wathall and Digital Producer Greg Allwood will help him explore the wonderful world of make believe... In this episode Cassidy & his buddies chat about characters you love to hate - or - hate to love. Follow Cassidy on Twitter here > @Bears_eat_oats, The @LittleFilmShow < here, Hal here > @DJHalStewart & Kate here > @KateWathTV. Listen to BFBS Radio via DAB, Sky 0211, Freesat 786, on FM around the Forces world or on the free BFBS Radio app
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The Little Film Show Uncut - Episode 5
09/09/2016 Duration: 28minFormer Royal Marine Cassidy Little is taking his Little Film Show from the (depending on the size of your TV) big screen straight to your ears! In this weekly podcast Cassidy will be discussing all things movies, films, talkies, motion pictures, silver screen and so on with a bunch of his friends. This week award winning BFBS Radio DJ Hal Stewart and Digital Producers Greg Allwood and Laura Skitt will help him explore the wonderful world of make believe... In this episode Cassidy & his buddies explore films that should have definitely been TV series instead of films. Follow Cassidy on Twitter here > @Bears_eat_oats, The @LittleFilmShow < here, Hal here > @DJHalStewart & Laura here > @DigitalLauraS. Listen to BFBS Radio via DAB, Sky 0211, Freesat 786, on FM around the Forces world or on the free BFBS Radio app
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The Vulcan Documentary by Richard Hatch and Hal Stewart
05/09/2016 Duration: 27minEnjoy the world's first ever bom-com (bomber comedy). Could this be the birth of a new genre? It was a sound that filled the air for more than 50 years. Heralded for its role in the Falklands War, it rated a 10 on the RAF's Howl scale. Now you can hear a unique Radio experience from Richard Hatch and Hal Stewart. A documentary like no other on the Avro Vulcan! Listen to BFBS Radio via DAB, Sky 0211, Freesat 786, on FM around the Forces world or on the free BFBS Radio app